Mindfulness social walk from YHA South Downs

Saturday 19th September 2026

Distance: 6 miles (9.9 km)

Duration: 4 hours (up to 3 hours walk with time at the hostel before and after exploring the mindfulness theme)

Led by: Stuart McLeod, RUN-ZEN

Health and wellbeing 

Our walk starts from YHA South Downs, passing through Southease before a gentle climb through an open landscape to the edge of Telscombe. The next leg of the journey is rewarded with outstanding views of across the South Downs National Park, before the walk eventually heads downs to the River Ouse which we follow back to the hostel.

This will be a walk with a difference. During our morning together we will discover some of the different qualities of mindfulness. When we are mindful, we can become fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, without the mind becoming overly distracted.

These qualities of mindfulness can be brought to everything we do, so before our walk we will explore some mindfulness practises in stillness and movement. We will then apply these skills to the activity of walking in nature, seeing and appreciating whatever we notice.

The walk is hilly and mainly follows rough tracks. No special walking shoes are needed but shoes with some grip are recommended.

This walk has passed.

This is in partnership with YHA's Festival of Walking - view other social walks.